NZ Births
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| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Mother's Given Name(s) | Father's Given Name(s) | Still Birth | |
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| 1896/9789 | Challis | Percy John | Sarah Rebecca | Alfred | - | Order Product |
| 1902/13338 | Challis | John Gay | Alice Eva | Frederick | - | Order Product |
| 1866/28856 | Challis | John | Jane | George | - | Order Product |
| 1938/44683 | Challis | Ronald John | Alice Hambleton | Reginald Joseph | - | Order Product |
NZ Marriages (Bride)
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NZ Marriages (Bride, married surname)
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NZ Marriages (Groom)
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| Registration | Bride's Given Name(s) | Bride's Family Name | Groom's Given Name(s) | Groom's Family Name | ITM | |
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| 1927/5397 | Alicia Ruby | Hamilton | John Gay | Challis | Order Product | |
| 1890/1766 | Margaret | Jackson | John | Challis | Order Product |
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NZ Births (Mother)
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NZ Deaths
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| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Born (approx.) | Age at Death (approx.) | |
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| 1943/25146 | Challis | John | 1866 | 77Y | Order Product |
| 1918/421 | Challis | John | 1854 | 64Y | Order Product |
| 1970/37227 | Challis | John Gay | 1902 | 68Y | Order Product |
| 2017/35064 | Challis | John Alan | 20 December 1937 🔍NZ | 79 years | Order Product |
| 2023/4351 | Challis | Ronald John | 15 June 1938 🔍NZ | 85 years | Order Product |
Tributes Online (obituaries)
John Challis 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://www.tributes.co.nz/Webform1.aspx/GetTributes
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Whanganui Council Property Rolls
Challis, John 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://wdc.whanganui.govt.nz/propertyrolls/data.aspx?id=search
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Te Papa Collections - People
John Challis 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://data.tepapa.govt.nz/collection/search?q=type:Person+AND+title:(John+AND+Challis)
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Otago Nominal Index
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Source: Hocken Collections
| Surname | Forename | Address | Event Place | Date |
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| CHALLIS | John | North East Harbour | Electoral District of Peninsula | 1890 |
NZ Presbyterian Marriages
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Copyright Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand / "the Archives encourages the use of its collections ... for research"
Source: Register of New Zealand Presbyterian Marriages 1848 to 1935
Aug 1885 KnoxChurch CHALLIS John 24y JACKSON 15 Oct 1890 KnoxChurch CHALMERS Cathrine no age shown ORR 4 Feb 1867 KnoxChurch CHALMERS Elizabeth no age URE 5 Dec 1866 KnoxChurch
https://www.presbyterian.org.nz/archives/marriageregisters/knoxdunedin5.htm
Shadows of Time
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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history site
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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)
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NZ Genealogy Research Made Easy
John Challis 🔍 ASHRetrieved at 2:21am, 5 June 2026 in 0.956 seconds
Source: New Zealand Genealogy Research Made Easy, by Barbara Andrew / "pages may be freely linked"
Son 1866 15 NZea London, England CHALLIS, John Son 1865 16 NZea London, England CHAPMAN, Louisa H.L. Daughter 1877 4 NZea London, England CHRISTIE, Joma 1864 17 NZea London,
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~babznz/genealogy/nz1881uk2.html
Transcriptions NZ
John Challis 🔍 ASHRetrieved at 2:21am, 5 June 2026 in 0.321 seconds
Source: Transcriptions NZ / courtesy of Beverley Evans
Brown - fall of earth - leaves a wife and 2 children destitute. Tuesday 2 March 1880 page 2 CHALLIS - John Henry Challis res. of Sydney, died suddenly Friday 5 March 1880 page 2
https://www.transcriptions.nz/1870-1908/1880.March.Star.Christchurch.Snippets.ht...
Alexander Turnbull Library
Challis, John 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/imu/request.php
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Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph
John Challis 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://api.aucklandmuseum.com/search/cenotaph/_search
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Intention to Marry Project
John Challis 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://itm.howison.co.nz/search/John+Challis
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Source: NZ Intention to Marry Project - transcribed, searchable Intention to Marry registers, courtesy of Archives New Zealand / Public domain and CC0
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| No | Date of Notice | Names and Surnames of Parties | BDM Match | Condition | Calling or Profession | Age | Dwelling Place | Length of Residence | Marriage Place | Folio | Consent | Date of Certificate | Officiating Minister | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 302 | 14 October 1890 |
John Challis
Margaret Jackson |
Bachelor Spinster |
Bank Clerk |
24 years 23 years |
Peninsula Kaikorai Valley |
24 years 23 years |
In Knox Church | 90/3628 | 14 October 1890 | Revd Dr Stuart, Presbyterian Minister | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)
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Archives NZ
John Challis 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://archway.howison.co.nz/ajax/simple.php?search=%22john%22+challis&simple_view=1
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Source: Archives NZ Collections Search / CC BY / via Archway
Dunedin High Court > Dunedin probate and Letters of Administration files (I)
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| CHALLIS John - Dunedin - Retired Bank Officer | 1944 | Dunedin | Open |
The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand > Patent Specifications
Ministry of Forestry, Head Office > Black and White Reference Prints
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Auckland actions/civil proceedings files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Action File - Claire Cecilia Challis of Manawahe formerly of Waitakere Married Woman v The Public Trustee as Administrator of the Estate of John Malachi Joseph Dunne late of Manawahe Bay of Plenty Farmer deceased | 1945 ‑ 1946 | Auckland | Open |
Napier High Court > Napier Divorce Files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Westerman, John Challis v Westerman, Muriel Matilda | 1969 ‑ 1970 | Wellington | Restricted |
Wellington High Court > Wellington divorce files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Challis, Betty Vera v Challlis, John Allan and Green, Barbara June | 1975 ‑ 1976 | Wellington | Restricted |
| Green, Michael John v Green, Barbara June and Challis, John | 1974 ‑ 1976 | Wellington | Restricted |
Callaghan Innovation > Historic Photographs Collection
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| [Historic Photograph Collection] Staff | 1905 ‑ 1973 | Wellington | Restricted |
Invercargill High Court > Invercargill Trial files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| R v Ernest William Challis - manslaughter of Arthur William Mitchell | 1911 | Dunedin | Open |
Patent Office > Copyright application files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Copyright File- Untitled [John Challis, Dunedin] | 1927 | Wellington | Open |
| Copyright File- Untitled [John Challis, Dunedin] | 1927 | Wellington | Open |
Napier High Court > Napier probate files [fifth sequence]
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Westerman, John Challis | 1975 ‑ 1978 | Wellington | Open |
Nelson High Court > Nelson Probate case files
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Challies, Percy John | 1950 | Wellington | Open |
Justice Department > Coroners Inquests, case files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Coroners Inquests - Case ... Dorothy Lillian; Challis, Jane Kinsman; Christensen, ... | 1948 | Wellington | Open |
Hamilton High Court > Hamilton Land Sales / Land Valuation Proceedings Files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| The Public Trustee for John Malachi Joseph Dunne [Estate] to Clare Cecilia Challis | 1946 ‑ 1947 | Auckland | Open |
Whangarei bankruptcy files - third sequence
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| John Austin formerly of Red Beach but now c/- Whangarei Hospital, Whangarei, Hospital Worker ex parte P.T. Challis of Whangapararoa, Plumber | 1980 | Auckland | Restricted |
Tinui History
John Challis 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://www.tinuihistory.org/_/search?query=%22Challis%2C+John%22+OR+%22John+Challis%22&scope=site
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Masterton Anglican History
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)
John Challis 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://dict-bio.howison.co.nz/ash_search/?s=John+Challis
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Masterton Library Wairarapa Archive
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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)
John Challis 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://billiongraves.com/api/1.3/search
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Source: BillionGraves / limited search result excerpts for non-commercial personal research
| Name | Born | Died | Cemetery | Region |
| David John Challis | 1962 🔍 | 12 Oct 1987 🔍 📰 | Te Aroha Cemetery | Waikato |
New Zealand Gazette Index
John Challis 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://gazette.howison.co.nz/search?name=John+Challis
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Transcribed and indexed with AI tools; verify important info with the original PDF sources (linked)
Source: 1840-2017 New Zealand Gazette (and related periodicals) indexed from various public sources, including VUW, NZLII, gazette.govt.nz, WCC Libraries and Papers Past. Usage/copyright varies: Public domain / Crown copyright / fair use / CC-BY 3.0 NZ
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| Snippet / Name | ✨ Notice Summary | Date | Found In | PDF Links |
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| ...Graham Lodge, Mataura. 33351 Challis, John, Ploughman, Lumsden, Southl... | 🛡️ List of Persons | 1917 | NZ Gazette |
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| ...ange Rd., Pukekohe. 533784 Challis, John Gay, cabinetmaker, 30 Ariki S... | 🛡️ Call-up of Men for Armed Forces Service | 1942 | NZ Gazette |
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)
John Challis 🔍 ASHSource: Kiwi Collection copyright The New Zealand Society of Genealogists / with the kind permission of the NZSG
| Name | Date | Record Type |
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| CHALLIS, John 🔍 | 1944 | NZ Probates |
| CHALLIS, John 🔍 | 24 Feb 1944 | NZ Probates |
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FamilySearchGENiGeneanetNZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)
John Challis 🔍 ASHSource: Intention to Marry Indexes, by Archives NZ / CC BY
| Bride | Groom | Marriage District | Year | Volume | Page | Entry |
| 🌳 Margaret Jackson | 🌳 John Challis | Dunedin | 1890 | 35 | 1494 | 302 |
WWII Military Draft Lists
John Challis 🔍 ASHFrom 1940-45, men aged 18-46 were selected by ballot for potential service with the Armed Forces under New Zealand's wartime conscription. Twenty-four ballot lists were published in the NZ Gazette.
NOTE: Being listed in a ballot did not necessarily mean the person served in the military. Some had already volunteered, others were found medically unfit, granted deferment or exemption on appeal, or were never called up for active service. These records document those selected for possible service, not confirmed service personnel.
Source: Indexed by Luke Howison from 24 NZ Gazette ballot lists, provided by NZLII
| Registration No | Surname | Forenames | Occupation | Address | Military District | Gazette Ref | Page No | PDF Link |
| 533784 | Challis | John Gay | cabinetmaker | 30 Ariki St., Grey Lynn | Auckland | Vol 99, 11 Nov 1942 | 2571 | View Page |
Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)
John Challis 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://archivescentral.org.nz/search?keys=%22John+Challis%22&sort_by=search_api_relevance&sort_order=DESC
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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)
John Challis 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://whakatereheritage.catalogaccess.com/api/search/advanced
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The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)
John Challis 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://thetreasury.catalogaccess.com/api/search/advanced
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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)
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Discover EverAfter manages burial records for several cemeteries around New Zealand
Source: Copyright Plotbox Inc / limited search results excerpts for "personal, non-commercial use"
| Name | Date of Death | Age at Death | Cemetery | Plot Location | Section | Row | Plot No. | Funeral Type |
| John Challis Westerman | 24 Dec 1977 📰 | 70 | Havelock North Cemetery, Hawke's Bay Region | RSA/#/61A | RSA | # | 61A | Burial |
Intention to Marry
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